Chartered Fellow status for health and safety professional

Thursday 04 December 2014

Law At Work’s Health and Safety Business Partner Patrick Guyomard has become the first health and safety professional in Jersey to be awarded Chartered Fellowship of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health.

Mr Guyomard achieved Fellowship status with Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) after completing a comprehensive qualifying process and having held Chartered membership for over five years.

He has over 20 years health and safety industry experience, holds a Masters Degree in Occupational and Environmental Health and Safety Management and is a committee member of the Jersey Employers Network on Disability. He is also Chairman of the Jersey Occupational Safety and Health Association (JOSHA) which supports businesses in their health and safety provision, promotes high standards within the field in Jersey and provides networking opportunities for health and safety professionals in Jersey to share knowledge.

Kelly Flageul, Managing Director of Law At Work (Jersey) Limited, said: “We are very proud of Paddy’s achievement and this really highlights the level of expertise and skill that he can offer our clients. Gaining Fellowship status should not be underestimated. It was a lot of hard work and took great commitment, and my appreciation must also go out to his family, who no doubt went through the process with him. Paddy has always strived to promote professionalism within the health and safety industry in the Channel Islands and now he has set a high standard for his colleagues to meet.”

Mr Guyomard said: "I’m very honored to be awarded Fellowship status, I regard it as recognition of the part I am playing in the continuing development of the health and safety profession in Jersey and JOSHA in particular."